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Meet the Team

Current Team

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Dr. Adam Brown

Brown's expertise is in human development, which he has taught for 20 years. He developed an honors course titled "Human Pregnancy."Brown also is researching ways to reduce nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) while increasing health outcomes for embryos and fetuses.

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Aahana Kidambi

Project Lead and Pregnancy Health Researcher

​Description:

  • Coordinating team and problem-solving while accessing and integrating research to synthesize new conclusions. â€‹

Duties:

  • Collaborating with the research team members on weekly basis, delegating tasks and discussing expectations, goals, progress.

  • Understanding the role of iodine in pregnancy, the current recommendations of dosage and the potential impact on increased NVP depending on environmental location and consumption of iodine rich foods.

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Maygha Chaudhuri

Pregnancy Health Data Analyst

Description:​

  • Focused on evaluating, verifying and organizing past research on the tolerable upper limit of iodine intake for pregnant women and the potential effects on mother and fetus.   

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Brooke Wright

Pregnancy Health Researcher

Description: 

  • Focuses on evaluating, compiling, and analyzing up and coming studies on pregnancy. 

 

Duties:

  • Providing valuable feed back on pre-existing research gathered by the team.

Tori Tribunella

Pregnancy Health Researcher

Description:

  • Concentrates on analyzing, organizing and compiling research  on recent studies regarding pregnancy topics 

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Past Project Leaders
 

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Emerson Graham

Pregnancy Health Research Coordinator and Primary Data Analyst

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused on distributing, analyzing and compiling information drawn from recent studies on pregnancy sex during pregnancy, in addition to other subtopics of pregnancy.

  • Duties:​

    • Analyzing up to date research articles on pregnancy and sex during pregnancy.

    • Management of calendar by setting and following due dates and deadlines.

    • Accommodating to schedules of all team members while coordinating meetings, duties and deadlines. 

    • Communicating on a weekly basis about progress, tasks and goals.

    • Compiling, organizing all submitted researchand relaying to appropriate team members.

    • Providing feedback on submitted research to maintain validity and quality.

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Arpitha Pamela

Project Lead and Pregnancy Health Researcher

  • Description: 

    • Primarily focused on collecting information relating to the causes for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy including researching teratogens and the role of food aversion as a cause for NVP

  • Duties:

    • Current project lead for the NVP review article

    • Using team research feedback to adjust analysis skills

    • Analyzing research articles on the effects of teratogens on pregnancy sickness and cause of food aversion during pregnancy

    • Meeting and communication on regular basis

Isabella May

Pregnancy Health Research Coordinator

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused on distributing, analyzing and compiling information drawn from recent studies on pregnancy regarding pre and post-natal development.

  • Duties:​

    • Analyzing up to date research articles on pregnancy health and prenatal development.

    • Responsibility of setting and following due dates/deadlines.

    • Interdisciplinary research coordination.

    • Accommodating to schedules of all team members while coordinating meetings, duties and deadlines.  

    • Communicating on a regular basis.

    • Compiling all research that is submitted and giving constructive feedback in order to keep the information valid and well organized.   

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Past Researchers
 

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Sanika Karandikar

Pregnancy Health Researcher

  • Description:​

  • Focused on researching, reviewing, and organizing topics related to the role of iodine during the mother's pregnancy, the consequential development of the fetus, and the risks that excess iodine may pose to the mother and fetus.

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Kira Dewey

Pregnancy Health Data Analyst

Description:​

  • Responsibilities involve locating and reviewing information regarding the role of iodine during pregnancy and fetal development and collaborating with the research team and a local OB/GYN on a weekly basis to ensure efficient communication and ongoing progress on our project.   

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Carolyn Schwab

Pregnancy Health Data Analyst

Description:​

  • Concentrates on analyzing, researching, and organizing topics including the impact of iodine within a mother's pregnancy and the developing fetus, along with reviewing the result of excess iodine possibly becoming a threat to the mother and fetus. 

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Allison Zhang

Pregnancy Health Data Analyst

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused on the reorganization and citation format of iodine levels in pregnancy, and all accompanying subtopics.  

    Duties:

    • Management of reformatting pregnancy sections

    • Editing citations and APA format

    • Meeting and communication on a regular basis 

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Aparna Naik

Pregnancy Development Research Officer

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused on collecting information related to prenatal development including teratogens and other harmful substances that could affect prenatal development.

  • Duties:

    • Analyzing research articles on prenatal development.

    • Categorizing research into specific areas.

    • Interdisciplinary research coordination.

    • Meeting deadlines for article analyses.

    • Using feedback from research team to enhance analyses quality.

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Sonal Mahindroo

Pregnancy Health Researcher

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused on obtaining and analyzing research regarding teratogens as they relate to organogenesis and NVP.

  • Duties:

    • Analyzing current and previous literature on pregnancy and prenatal development

    • Understanding biochemical pathways in the fetus and mother that teratogens interact with after ingestion

    • Organization of findings 

    • Interdisciplinary communication with other team members to create a broader picture of research 

    • Writing sections for the final paper 

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Saloni Chadha

Pregnancy Health Researcher

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused on researching iodine and its effects on NVP, in combination with other hormones and nutrients.

  • Duties:

    • Analyzing articles on goitrogens, teratogens, and iodine

    • Compiling new information and communicating it to the research team regularly

    • Currently writing and presenting iodine section of the research paper

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Joseph Schmitt

Pregnancy Health Researcher

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused on topics related to Leptin and its relationship to pregnancy 

    Duties:

    • Currently writing a section on Leptin during pregnancy

    • Communicating new information to the team and meeting on a regular basis

    • Contributing ideas and connecting with other researches topics in order to put together the big picture of the projects being worked on

    • Researching and organizing information pertaining to the more general aspects of pregnancy

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Alexa Shahine

Pregnancy Health Researcher

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused on research regarding food aversions, teratogenic effects of medications on prenatal development, and genetic factors that influence NVP for the review article. 

    Duties:

    • Analyzing existing research on the nausea and vomiting during pregnancy 

    • Writing sections for an academic review article  

    • Communicating with members of team to efficiently accomplish tasks 

    • Meeting regularly to discuss findings 

    • Exchanging feedback with team members 

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Ayushi Jain

Pregnancy Health Researcher

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused on compiling and analyzing information concerning teratogens and the causes of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

  • Duties:

    • Organizing, compiling, and analyzing current and previous research on pregnancy health and teratogenic effects on NVP

    • Understanding the intricacies of the relationship between birth defects and NVP

    • Meeting and collaborating with the team on a regular basis

    • Writing for the final paper

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McKenzie Haller

Graduate Level Pregnancy Health Researcher

  • Description:​

    • Focused on acquiring, assessing and incorporating new research on sex during pregnancy into a streamlined publication to communicate up-to-date information on pregnancy.

    Duties:

    • Analyzing peer-reviewed publications sex during pregnancy 

    • Communication and collaboration on a weekly basis to discuss progress and objectives

    • Completing article reviews of research articles to assess validity, relevancy, and warranted placement of newly found information in pregnancy textbook

    • Writing article reviews on sex during pregnancy to develop pregnancy textbook

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Alby Alex

Pregnancy Health Researcher

Description:​

  • Primarily focused on assessing, analyzing, and researching various topics related to pregnancy health and infant development.

Duties:

  • Analyzing & compiling up to date research articles on pregnancy health and development.

  • Meeting deadlines and attending group discussions for article analyses

  • Incorporating feedback to enhance research quality.

  • Communicating and expanding on information to the team

  • Collaborating ideas with team for major project 

  • Working on proofreading and finalizing pregnancy textbook

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Abigail Cloud

Project Lead and Pregnancy Health Researcher

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused on coordinating and delegating tasks to research team members. While also, accessing, modifying, and organizing established research and incorporating research in a logical manner. 

    Duties:

    • Collaborating with the research team members on weekly basis, delegating tasks and discussing expectations, goals, progress.

    • Understanding the role of iodine in pregnancy, the current recommendations of dosage and the potential impact on increased NVP depending on environmental location and consumption of iodine rich foods.

    • Organizing analysis based on logical sequence.

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Abigail Holohan

Project Lead and Pregnancy Health Researcher

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused on evaluating and organizing prior research and gathering new information.

    Duties:

    • Organizing document in order to optimize flow of prior research 

    • Examine and compile information regarding references to ensure proper citation of research claims

    • Oversee progress of research on a weekly basis 

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Natalie Watkowski

Research Assistant and Pregnancy Health Research Analyst

Description:  

  • Focused on refining, summarizing, and organizing existing research analyses in designated chapters for appropriate contextual reference, compiling research on socioeconomic or biochemical factors impacting quality of life on mothers and infant development.  

Duties

  • Refining and summarizing current and previous article findings on pregnancy health and organizing them for maximum clarity and flow for finalizing resources. 

  • Researching teratogenic effects on NVP and birth defects  

  • Collaborating ideas and distributing workload to meet deadlines 

  • Currently working on proofreading and finalizing resource analyses to finalize pregnancy textbook

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Dr. Hamaad Khan, D.O.

Pregnancy Health Researcher

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused on research regarding teratogens and embryonic development.

  • Duties:

    • Analyzing research articles around the topic of pregnancy health.

    • Working and communicating with other team members.

    • Responsibility following due dates/deadlines.

    • Using team research feedback to adjust analysis skills.

    • Meeting and communicating on a regular basis.

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Spencer Carbone

Senior Chemistry Research Intern

  • Description:​

    • Advised by Scott Simpson, Ph.D., Chemistry Department, St. Bonaventure University & Consortium for the Study of Pregnancy and Prenatal Development, regarding experimental procedures and utilization of quantum chemical theory and ab initio analysis to investigate pesticide behavior in liquid chromatography column.

  • Duties:

    • Investigate the chemical separation behavior of agricultural pesticides (retention time) within an analytical chemistry liquid chromatography column.

    • Create computer chemical models of pesticide structures.

    • Perform various quantum calculations (DFT & COSMO-RS) to produce theoretical pesticide reference data.

    • Treat and analyze produce samples with agricultural pesticides.

    • Develop protocol to isolate organic pesticide molecules from produce sample.

    • Develop statistical model to explain data.

    • Complete data analysis and validate predictive model with real-world results.

    • Consult with Dr. Simpson & Dr. Brown about findings.

    • Presentation, St. Bonaventure University Science Symposium, St. Bonaventure, NY.

    • Presentation, American Chemical Society Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, March 2020.

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Matt Petit

Literary and Resource Analyst

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused in teratogen studies and their effect on pregnancy in pre and post-natal development.

  • Duties:

    • Analyzing current and past research/literature.

    • Communicating with research members.

    • Periodically briefing research members on current or updated research.

    • Categorizing and applying research-based information to current analysis.

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Alexandra Wynn

Pregnancy Health Researcher

  • Description:​

    • Primarily focused on research regarding pregnancy sickness, as well as the social aspects of pregnancy, chapter 3: “How pregnancy and children will change your life”.

  • Duties:

    • Analyzing research articles around the topic of pregnancy health

    • Responsibility following due dates/deadlines

    • Creating fliers/posters focusing on outreach for desired topics

    • Meeting and communicating on a regular basis

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Dr. Paul Boyd, M.D.

Prenatal Nutrient Literature Analyst

  • Description:​

    • Focus on examining current trends in literature pertaining to the supplementation of Iodine and other nutrients, with a special interest on the effects of deficiencies and over-use on the health of both parent and fetus.

    Duties:

    • Work with group members to ensure a coherent theory is developed
      Read, summarize and analyze current research publications
      Connect primary sources to clinical treatment data
      Summarize all findings to contribute to a larger work developed by the team

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